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Care and capability

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Looked-after young people are some of the most vulnerable in society. Charlotte Goddard examines the skills required and challenges across the workforce in providing quality care across the system.

Senior figures quit council following 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

News

Thursday, September 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Two senior figures in Croydon children's services have resigned following the south London borough's damning Ofsted inspection.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Union warns of further strikes at 'inadequate' council

News

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's social workers at a council rated "inadequate" are considering a second round of strikes, due to continuing concerns about heavy workloads and unfilled vacancies.

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

News

Monday, August 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

News

Monday, June 12, 2017

| CYP Now

Edward Timpson's defeat in last week's general election, meaning he will be replaced as children's minister, is a loss for the sector, his predecessor Tim Loughton has said.

Former DfE official to lead children's services in Birmingham

News

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

| CYP Now

A former Department for Education civil servant who was dispatched to Birmingham to oversee school improvement in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal has been appointed as the local authority's director of children's services.

DfE hands council £9.6m to establish children's services 'centre of excellence'

News

Friday, February 24, 2017

| CYP Now

A council has been awarded £9.6m from the Department for Education's innovation fund to set up a national centre to teach other local authorities how to improve practice.

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

News

Monday, January 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A new independent trust to run children's services in Birmingham will officially launch in April 2018, with the organisation taking the form of a company owned by the council, rather than an employee-owned mutual, it has emerged.

Staff at 'inadequate' council to strike as DCS quits

News

Friday, January 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services staff at a West Yorkshire local authority have voted to go on strike at the end of the month, with the announcement coming just hours after it was confirmed that the council's director for children's services (DCS) had quit her role.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

News

Monday, December 19, 2016

| CYP Now

With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

DfE turns to 'big data' to warn of Ofsted 'inadequate' rating risk

Analysis

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Department for Education permanent secretary says new datasets could help children's services departments is identify problems ahead of Ofsted inspections and enable them to turn these around to avoid poor ratings.

Social workers reject government reform plans

News

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Social workers in England have "overwhelmingly" rejected the government's plans to reform the profession, a survey has found.

Council outsources adoption and fostering services in £126m deal

News

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has appointed a charity to run its new permanency service, which includes fostering and adoption services, in the first arrangement of its kind in England.

What kind of family support can avert looming care system crisis?

Features

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Record rise in number of care applications has prompted England's most senior family court judge to warn of a looming "crisis". He says efforts must focus on intensive support for struggling families to prevent care proceedings.

Children's services mutual set to expand to third local authority

News

Thursday, September 22, 2016

| CYP Now

A children's services mutual that was established to run services in two London boroughs is in line to be extended to a third local authority area, it has emerged.

DfE appoints commissioner at 'inadequate' council

News

Friday, September 16, 2016

| CYP Now

??The Department for Education has appointed a commissioner at a council where Ofsted recently rated children's services as "inadequate".

MPs call for action over FGM recording failings

News

Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

There needs to be tough action against health professionals failing to record instances of female genital mutilation (FGM), an influential group of MPs has said.

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

News

Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

??Young people leaving the care system are falling into debt and losing benefits due to insufficient financial education and support from councils, research has found.

A serene setting to address harmful sexual behaviour

Research

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Glebe House is a residential home providing therapeutic care for young people who display harmful sexual behaviour. Emily Rogers visits staff and residents to find out more about the setting's approach.

Leadership challenges multiply: John Coughlan, chief executive, Hampshire County Council

Other

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown speaks to John Coughlan, chief executive, Hampshire County Council.

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Other

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Future in Mind national strategy and £1.4bn in funding is seeing a reorganisation of children's mental health services that is aiming to transform the outcomes of children and young people.

Limit set on council child refugee numbers

News

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

| CYP Now

A limit on the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children that local authorities will be expected to support has been set by government.

High-performing councils explore alternative delivery models for children's services

News

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils with children's services departments that have been rated as "good" by Ofsted are considering alternative delivery models, it has emerged.

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Care and capability

Senior figures quit council following 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Union warns of further strikes at 'inadequate' council

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

Former DfE official to lead children's services in Birmingham

DfE hands council £9.6m to establish children's services 'centre of excellence'

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

Staff at 'inadequate' council to strike as DCS quits

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

DfE turns to 'big data' to warn of Ofsted 'inadequate' rating risk

Social workers reject government reform plans

Council outsources adoption and fostering services in £126m deal

What kind of family support can avert looming care system crisis?

Children's services mutual set to expand to third local authority

DfE appoints commissioner at 'inadequate' council

MPs call for action over FGM recording failings

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

A serene setting to address harmful sexual behaviour

Leadership challenges multiply: John Coughlan, chief executive, Hampshire County Council

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Limit set on council child refugee numbers

High-performing councils explore alternative delivery models for children's services

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